• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.604-621
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• 1999

We analyze the admission test problems used in 1998 at the Science Education Center for Gifted Youth at Kyungpook National University (SECGY, KNU). The test consists of two parts, an evaluation of the scientific thinking skills and an evaluation of the achievement for Mathematics and Sciences, the former of which includes evaluations of scientific process skills and logical thinking skills. The problems for the test of scientific thinking skills were developed and standardized by the Korea Education Development Center, while those of the achievement for Mathematics and Sciences were made at SECGY. We calculate the indices of the difficulty and discrimination for each problem to determine whether or not the test is appropriate to apply for selecting number of gifted students among the recommended students from 389 middle schools in Taegu-city and Kyungsang-pook-do Province. We find that both indices of most problems for the test of scientific thinking skills were out range of the appropriate level and. moreover, even those problems which fall into the appropriate range showed very low efficiencies for distractors. We, thus, conclude that the problems of the test of scientific thinking skills are inappropriate to use as a test for admission to SECGY. On the other hand, the problems of the achievement test showed extreme results; the Mathematics problems appeared to be too difficult, whereas the Physics problems appeared too easy. However, overall scores showed a normal distribution, indicating that those problems played crucial role in selecting gifted students. We finally propose several suggestions in developing the test problems and in selecting students at the SECGY.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.371-400
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• 2008

The purposes of this study were to develop and validate Korean MHBT for identification of giftedness. MHBT in this study consists of KFT-HB and MHBT-5. MHBT-S was composed of 1) space presentation and thinking ability, space perception,. physics/technic tasks 2) affective domain; creativity, achievement motivation, desire of knowledge, social competence questionnaire 3) performance attitude questionnaire 4) interest questionnaire. The subject were 489 middle school students (1 or 2grade) in the education centers for gifted youth and general classes. Except a few subscales, internal consistent reliability was considered good. Korean MHBT discriminated well gifted students from general students in KFT-HB and some subtests of MHBT-5. As results, Korean MHBT in this study was expected to be a reliable and valid instrument for identification of korean gifted students.

• (The) Korean Journal of Educational Psychology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.543-560
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to identify the proper identification method of the gifted students in math and science. The subjects were 6,237 students from 3rd to 7th graders. The subjects took nation-wide tests which were made for identifying the gifted students. The tests were composed of creativity, thinking skill, and academic achievement in math and science. The results of this study were as follows; First, creativity and thinking skill were positively correlated with the academic achievements. Specially, the academic achievement of science was positively correlated with the all of the sub-factors of creativity and thinking skill variables. Second, the influential power of each variable differed depending on the identification methods. Also, group 1, which was considered all variables such as, creativity, thinking skill, and academic achievement, was the most proper way to identifying the top 1% students from the subjects. These results implies the variables of creativity, thinking skill, and academic achievement have to consider identifying the gifted students in math and science.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.66 no.4
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• pp.323-332
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of science classes using smart devices that combine augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) on the scientific attitude of middle school gifted students. In addition, it is intended to find out the perception of science classes using these smart devices. In addition to actual experiments, a science class program that allows students to experience science experiments virtually using AR and VR was applied to 15 middle school gifted students. Before and after the application of the program, the questionnaire is to investigate the interest in scientific classes, the attitude toward science exploration, and the professional interest in science, and the recognition of classes that combine AR and VR. In addition, through in-depth interviews, the perceptions of gifted students was accurately investigated. As a result of this study, the content of science classes and instructors showed high class satisfaction, but the smart devices and applications used during the science classes showed lower class satisfaction than others. As a result of comparing and analyzing the pre-post of gifted students, interest in science class, attitude toward science inquiry, and professional interest in science increased significantly among the sub-areas of the scientific attitude test. As a result of analyzing free responses and indepth interviews, gifted students responded with the advantage that classes using smart devices that combine AR and VR can be tested quickly and safely for a short time compared to actual experiments. On the other hand, they responded with low completeness of the application and dizziness when operating virtual reality. Based on this, implications for the development of applications and instructional programs using advanced technologies that can experience realistically limited scientific experiments such as experimental preparation, class time, and risk factors were obtained.

• Journal of Creative Information Culture
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.45-51
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• 2019

In this paper, virtual reality programming modules were developed for software education advanced courses in elementary and middle schools. And the effectiveness of the developed module was also analyzed. As the result, virtual reality programming module developed in this study was proven to be suitable for software education advanced courses required after basic coding in elementary and middle school. In particular, it is expected that it will be very helpful for the information gifted education program which is carried out in 2,920 gifted education institutions nationwide. Also, it is expected that it will be suitable for STEM education.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.23-37
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in perfectionism and stresses between the scientifically gifted middle school students and general students and the relationships between perfectionism types and stresses in these two groups. One hundred and forty three scientifically gifted middle school students and 148 students from K middle school in Seoul were participated in this study as subjects. In case of the gifted group, overall perfectionism and self-oriented perfectionism were higher than the comparative group. However, the socially prescribed perfectionism of the comparative group was higher than the gifted group. The gifted groups felt less stresses than the comparative group. There were correlations between the socially prescribed perfectionism and school life stresses in the gifted students.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.543-546
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• 2007

이 논문에서는 정보 영재의 사고력 신장을 위한 교육 프로그램으로 트리 기반의 모델을 제시하고 분석한다. 제시된 모델은 문제를 표현하는 트리(tree)의 유형에 따라 AND 트리, OR 트리, AND/OR 트리로 구분하여 문제를 해결하는 모텔들로 세분화 된다. 구성되는 트리의 유형에 따라 문제를 해결하는 방법론으로는 서로 상이한 알고리즘을 적용해야함을 보이고 있다. 구성되는 트리의 모형에 따라 적용되는 알고리즘에는 recursion과 heuristic 탐색 방법 등이 도입되어 적용된다. 이 모델은 저 수준의 사고력을 요구하는 간단한 모형에서 출발하여 고 수준의 사고력을 요구하는 복잡한 모형으로 발전시키는 교육 방법을 제시함으로써 사고력 신장의 정도에 따라 초등학교 학생들로부터 중학교, 고등학교 학생들에 이르기 까지 대상을 확대하여 점진적으로 적용할 수 있는 교육 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.1166-1169
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• 2008

이 논문에서는 정보 영재의 사고력 신장을 위한 교수-학습 프로그램으로 트리 구성과 트리 탐색에 기반을 둔 모형을 제시하고 분석한다. 제시된 교수-학습 모형은 문제를 표현하는 트리의 유형에 따라 세 가지 유형으로 구분되며, 각 모형은 다시 네 가지 단계의 학습 단계로 구성된다. 구성되는 트리의 모형에 따라 적용되는 알고리즘에는 recursion, heuristic, minimax 탐색 방법 등이 도입되어 적용된다. 이 모델은 저 수준의 사고력을 요구하는 간단한 모형에서 출발하여 고 수준의 사고력을 요구하는 복잡한 모형으로 발전시키는 교육 방법을 제시함으로써 사고력 신장의 정도에 따라 초등학교 학생들로부터 중학교, 고등학교 학생들에 이르기 까지 대상을 확대하여 점진적으로 적용할 수 있는 교육 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 이 교육 프로그램 모형을 실제 교육 현장에서 적용하여 교수-학습 프로그램 유형별로 학습 단계간의 적용 결과를 비교 분석한다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.1580-1598
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• 2012

The Study aimed to observe Science Experience's Type in parent school out of school institution and Meaning of Middle School- Science Gifted Students in Korea. Twelve middle school gifted education institution and science high school students participated in this study. Data source was retrospective and in-depth interviews with individuals. Results were as follows. First, science experience with parents influenced interest and inquiring mind in science, choice of career in field of science. Second, science experience in school curriculum recognized that gifted students have talents of themselves in science and changed in Attitude toward science from science teacher. Third, science experience with education institution for out of school curriculum changed interest in science from Experiment for identified scientific knowledge and obtained new product through creative inquiry process. Furthermore, It was gained self-confidence, feel a sense of accomplishment and a challenging, the spirit of team work including of taking lead the team.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.335-351
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to develop Project-Based Teaching-Learning materials for mathematically gifted students using a Fermat Point and apply the developed educational materials to practical classes, analyze, revise and correct them in order to make the materials be used in the field. I reached the conclusions as follows. First, Fermat Point is a good learning materials for mathematically gifted students. Second, when the students first meet the challenge of solving a problem, they observed, analyzed and speculated it with their prior knowledge. Third, students thought deductively and analogically in the process of drawing a conclusion based on observation. Fourth, students thought critically in the process of refuting the speculation. From the result of this study, the following suggestions can be supported. First, it is necessary to develop Teaching-Learning materials sustainedly for mathematically gifted students. Second, there needs a valuation criteria to analyze how learning materials were contributed to increase the mathematical ability. Third, there needs a follow up study about what characteristics of gifted students appeared.